Anneliese Grimstone was born to be sacrificed. Promised to a vampire lord she's never met, she breaks the rules, runs away... and pays the price. Betrayed and dragged back, she's made a prisoner of Lord Azarius Ashgrave, the cold, powerful ruler feared by all. He needs her powers. Her family demands her obedience. In a world of lies, power, and obsession, defying him might cost her everything, including her heart.

So how do you meet a killer, or in my case, a serial killer? You would think that I would meet him in a darkened alleyway, or perhaps on a hike through the forest as I unwillingly stumbled upon his bloody dumping grounds. That would make for an adrenaline-filled start to our story, our dance of death, but that's not how it happened at all. No, I met my killer where a lot of people meet these days. And no it wasn't on tinder or with any of those other damned dating apps. He wasn't that kind of serial killer. No, I met him at the local grocery store, I met him at my place of work. Just my luck right? Some would call it destiny, but in all honesty it was all just a throw of a dice, and a late night shift at work that needed to be filled. Warning: This twisted story is not intended for a younger audience. It will contain violence, sex, foul language, death, mind games, and so on. Stop reading if you are easily triggered by such things.

Your life is gray, quiet, forgettable - you work an office job you hate and live in an old, tiny apartment you can barely afford in a shitty neighborhood. Your neighbor, Mr. Riley, is cold, quiet and impossible to read. He helps out a few times - carrying heavy boxes, fixing things - but never sticks around long enough for a thank you that he doesn't even seem to want. Every conversation ends in silence, every interaction feels wrong. Then his face appears on the news. He's not just unfriendly - he's a wanted fugitive, linked to multiple murders and armed robberies for which he wore a skull mask to hide his identity. Shaken but relieved he's gone, you try to move on. Until the news breaks that he has escaped.

Nova knew exactly what she was doing. Every glance, every offhand comment laced with something just shy of inappropriate-she loved pushing him. And Professor Steele? He was ice in a tailored suit. Distant. Disdainful. A master of dismissing her with a single look. But Nova wasn't blind-he may have played the role of the untouchable professor, but there was something in his eyes when she got too close. The line they danced around for weeks-taunting it, toeing it, pretending it didn't matter-shattered beneath the weight of a single moment. It was gentle. It was careful. It was the kind of night that branded itself into her skin. And Nova-the girl who always played it cool-found herself spiraling. Obsession bloomed like a bruise beneath the surface, spreading fast and deep.

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A young waitress's dating life is a disaster, but her next encounter could be deadly when the alluring tattoo artist she's drawn to reveals himself to be a monster with a twisted plan to own her completely. •••••••• Raya finds herself falling into the lap of a mysterious and enigmatic tattoo artist, Jamal Hart, whom she had recently commissioned for a piece. Little does she know, Jamal has been secretly stalking and observing her every move, with a hidden agenda to corrupt and possess her. She doesnt know that Jamal's aloofness is a carefully constructed facade. He is obsessed with her. He knows everything: her work schedule, her favorite color, even the brand of lotion she keeps on her nightstand. His knowledge isn't innocent admiration; it's the product of meticulous, unsettling stalking. Jamal doesn't want Raya for a conventional relationship. His desires are far more twisted. He sees her perceived vulnerability as an opportunity. He wants to corrupt her, to push her boundaries, to strip away her independence and remake her in his own image. He wants to possess her, body and soul. (This story has been edited and is now completed.)

Astra has always been reckless. But she never expected temptation to come in the form of him-her father's best friend. Older. Untouchable. Completely off-limits. The age gap is undeniable. The consequences, devastating. And yet, the more she tries to pull away, the more she realizes what she feels for him isn't just attraction. And Astra is about to learn what happens when you fall for the one man you were never supposed to want.

I have two rules for surviving college, Stay out of his way. Don't let him see you. But Massimo Bianchi doesn't follow rules-he makes them. The heir to the Bianchi Empire, a man with a dark past and a reputation that chills the blood, Massimo doesn't play nice. And for some reason, he's decided I'm his favourite game. He's ruthless, arrogant, and impossible to ignore, even if I try. I should stay away. I should hate him. But the more I try to escape him, the deeper he pulls me into his dangerous world. The more I hate him, the more he seduces me with his cold smile, his calculating gaze, and his twisted games. I'm not supposed to want him. I'm supposed to keep my distance, keep my secrets, keep my heart locked away. But when the devil himself comes knocking, there's no escape. Not from him. Not from the desire that burns through my every nerve. And the worst part? I think he knows it.

{2025 The AMBY Awards QUALIFIER} "I've always been a good girl. But now I wake up wet... moaning a stranger's name... with bruises I can't explain." Gabriella May Carter was raised in scripture and silence, home-schooled by a fire-and-brimstone pastor, taught to fear her body and anything that made it burn. But when strange, erotic dreams begin haunting her nights-dreams of a man with sin on his breath and blood on his tongue-she joins a mission trip to New Orleans to pray the sin away. Instead, she finds him. Flesh and blood. Fangs and silk. Stefan Lazarescu is the ancient mob king of the underworld-dealer of blood, broker of bodies, destroyer of men. But when he sees her step off that missionary bus, modest dress clinging to her thighs in the Louisiana heat, he knows something's wrong. She smells like Heaven. But she tastes like prophecy. Stefan is the key to Gabriella's awakening-and her ruin. She's the one meant to end him. But neither of them can resist what's coming next... A moan. A bite. A war between what's holy and what's damned. God won't save her now. But Stefan might sin with her slow enough to make her beg.

From the shadows of history and the depths of passion, A Love Tale reimagines the timeless world of Bram Stoker's Dracula, weaving together the dark elegance of the 1992 film and the modern intensity of Dracula: A Love Tale (2025). This story is told through the eyes of Mina Murray, her dreams, her fears, her desires. It reveals the journey of a woman caught between the ordinary world and the eternal embrace of her ancient lover, the Prince of Darkness himself. As a devoted fan of vampirism, I have long found inspiration in Dracula, not only as my favourite story and character but as a muse that fuels every word of this tale. In A Love Tale, Mina's story unfolds with unprecedented intimacy, exploring her heart, her longing, and the unyielding power of a love that has waited centuries. To all of us hopeless romantics: may we, too, find a love that would wait 400 years, unshaken, eternal, and worth every heartbeat.